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It's Official: Ram 1500 to Get V-6 EcoDiesel
It's official: The Ram 1500 will be the only half-ton pickup to offer a small turbodiesel as one of its engine options. Set to go on sale by the third quarter of this year, the Ram 1500 will get the same small turbodiesel that's supposed to go into the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee, which is the VM Motori 3.0L V-6 EcoDiesel rated at 240 horsepower and 420 lbs.-ft. of torque.
According to USA Today, Fred Diaz, CEO of Chrysler's Ram brand, said that customers have been asking for this and, according to some sales experts, the move is likely to add as many 10,000 sales annually. Pricing has not been announced but it's likely the diesel option will be more expensive than the Hemi premium engine option, meaning several thousands above the base 4.7L V-8/6-speed transmission combination. We expect the new ZF 8-speed transmission will be the standard transmission.
No word yet on whether there will be a manual or automated-manual transmission option.
This new engine option will make the Ram half-ton the first in the current segment to offer the torquey motor and it is likely to significantly help the lineup improve its fuel economy averages. Pricing and EPA MPG numbers will be released closer to the on-sale date, but fuel economy numbers for the Grand Cherokee, on average a few hundred pounds lighter than a Ram 1500, are 21 city/30 hwy (EPA estimates) for the 4x2 and 20 city/28 hwy for the 4x4. Those numbers are likely to be similar for the half-ton truck as well.
Quick Specs:
Type and Description 60-degree V-type, liquid cooled
Displacement 182 cubic inches, 2988 cubic cm
Bore x Stroke 3.27 in. x 3.60 in., 83mm x 92mm
Valve System Chain-driven DOHC, 24-valves
Fuel Injection Common rail, solenoid injectors, 2000 bar
Block Construction Iron block, aluminum heads
Compression Ratio 15.5:1
Assembly Plant VM Motori Cento, Ferrara, Italy
*Update* 7-2-2013
2014 RAM 1500 3.0L Diesel a $2850 Option with 420 lb-ft
Ram is aiming straight for the heart of pickup truck buyers everywhere by bringing a new diesel engine to the 1500, which is officially rated at 240 hp and 420 lb-ft of torque.
The 3.0-liter EcoDiesel, as the brand calls it, is also expected to deliver upwards of 28 mpg on the highway, besting the most efficient Ram, the V6-equipped 1500 HFE by 3 mpg. And if that isn’t enough to excite you, the EcoDiesel engine will only cost a $2850 premium over the HEMI V8 models.
Full pricing was not announced, but the brand did divulge the base price for the Ram will be climbing slightly to $25,295. A new front-park assist system has also been added to the truck.
Changes are in store for Ram’s heavy duty trucks as well, including the availability of a new 6.2-liter V8 and airbag suspension.
That big V8 churns out 410 hp and 429 lb-ft of torque, and will represent the top of the line engine when it comes to gasoline-powered Rams. Of course, the Cummins turbo-diesel is still available on HD models in different versions, the most powerful of which makes 385 hp and 850 lb-ft of torque.
Air suspension can now be had on both 2500 and 3500 models as well. On the 2500s, the airbags will fully replace the standard suspension’s coil springs, while in the 3500 the bags will work in tandem with the truck’s leaf-sprung suspension.
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